Field Insider
50.2
17.6%
Ratingi
23.5
±0%
Seasoni
10.8
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDael Jonathan Fry
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age29
Date of birth30 Aug 1997
BirthplaceMiddlesbrough
Height190 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubBirmingham
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Centre-back

Season stats

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2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Birmingham.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

D. Fry is a 29-year-old central defender at Middlesbrough, rated 42.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fry.

On the season, Fry graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 3.282 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 29 Fry is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
42.7
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
23.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.28
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

32
Apps
3.28
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
21
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions21
Blocks34

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.